LPL Financial Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides an integrated platform of brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial advisors at financial institutions in the United States. Its brokerage offerings include variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, equities, retirement and 529 education savings plans, fixed income, and insurance, as well as alternative investments, such as non-traded real estate investment trusts and business development companies. The company also provides fee-based advisory platforms that provide access to mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, stocks, bonds, certain option strategies, unit investment trusts, and institutional money managers and no-load multi-manager variable annuities. In addition, it offers cash sweep programs; and retirement solutions for commission- and fee-based services that allow advisors to provide brokerage services, consultation, and advice to retirement plan sponsors. Further, the company provides other services comprising tools and services that enable advisors to maintain and grow their practices; and trust, investment management oversight, and custodial services to trusts for estates and families, as well as insurance brokerage general agency services. It offers its services to approximately 15,000 independent financial advisors, including financial advisors at approximately 700 financial institutions. The company was formerly known as LPL Investment Holdings Inc. and changed its name to LPL Financial Holdings Inc. in June 2012. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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LPL Financial (NASDAQ:LPLA) Frequently Asked Questions

What is LPL Financial's stock symbol?

LPL Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LPLA."

How often does LPL Financial pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for LPL Financial?

LPL Financial declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Monday, November 26th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 7th. View LPL Financial's Dividend History.

How will LPL Financial's stock buyback program work?

LPL Financial declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, December 7th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $359,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

How were LPL Financial's earnings last quarter?

LPL Financial Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:LPLA) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 25th. The financial services provider reported $1.32 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.08. The financial services provider earned $1.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.30 billion. LPL Financial had a net margin of 7.68% and a return on equity of 41.69%. View LPL Financial's Earnings History.

When is LPL Financial's next earnings date?

What price target have analysts set for LPLA?

11 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for LPL Financial's stock. Their predictions range from $65.00 to $88.00. On average, they expect LPL Financial's stock price to reach $77.30 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for LPL Financial.

What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for LPL Financial?

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for LPL Financial in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings, 7 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for LPL Financial.

Has LPL Financial been receiving favorable news coverage?

News stories about LPLA stock have trended very positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. LPL Financial earned a media sentiment score of 3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Are investors shorting LPL Financial?

LPL Financial saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,120,935 shares, an increase of 45.4% from the December 14th total of 770,949 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 713,287 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days. Approximately 1.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. View LPL Financial's Current Options Chain.

Which major investors are selling LPL Financial stock?

LPLA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hennessy Advisors Inc., First Hawaiian Bank, Oakbrook Investments LLC, Navellier & Associates Inc and Meeder Asset Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold LPL Financial company stock in the last year include Dan H Arnold, George Burton White, James S Riepe, John Andrew Kalbaugh, Marco Hellman, Michelle Oroschakoff, Sallie R Larsen, Thomas Gooley, Tracy Calder and William P Jr Morrissey. View Insider Buying and Selling for LPL Financial.

How do I buy shares of LPL Financial?

Shares of LPLA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

What is LPL Financial's stock price today?

One share of LPLA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $70.88.

How big of a company is LPL Financial?

LPL Financial has a market capitalization of $6.15 billion and generates $4.28 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $238.86 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.00 on an earnings per share basis. LPL Financial employs 3,736 workers across the globe.

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